Dallas Cowboys Blog

* Dan Bailey had his first career punts tonight in place of Mat McBriar (foot). Bailey punted two times with a gross average of 39.5 and a net of 37.0.

* Bruce Carter made his NFL debut tonight playing on special teams.

* Last week DeMarco Murray established a club record with 253 rushing yards. He became the ninth Dallas Cowboy to pass the 175 rushing yard mark. His 74 yards tonight represent the sixth-most following a 175-plus yard performance in club history:

* Laurent Robinson led all Cowboyswith 103 receiving yards. It was his second 100-yard effort of the season and the third of his career. He also had his first touchdown as a Dallas Cowboy on a 70-yard reception. It was the second-longest catch of his career behind a74-yard touchdown catch while with Atlanta (at Arizona, 12/23/07).

* Tony Romo threw 35 passes tonight to give him 2,322 attempts for his career and pass Don Meredith (2,308) for the fourth-most pass attempts in franchise history:

Player Attempts
Troy Aikman (1989-00) 4,715

Roger Staubach (1969-79) 2,958

Danny White (1976-88) 2,950

Tony Romo (2006-11) 2,322

Don Meredith (1960-68) 2,308

* DeMarcus Ware established a career-high with four sacks tonight. His previous high was three which he did seven times in his career. It was his fourth multiple-sack game of the season and 21st of his career. His four sacks gave him 12.0 on the season for the sixth consecutive 10.0+ sack season of his career. Ware’s six straight makes him the fifth defensive player to tally six straight double-digit sack seasons:

Consec. 10+

Player Sack Seasons
Reggie White (1985-93)………. 9

John Randle (1992-99)……….. 8

LawrenceTaylor (1984-90)….. 7

Bruce Smith (1992-98)……….. 7

DeMarcus Ware (2006-11)….. 6

* was also Ware’s eighth career game with three-or-more sacks, the most in the league since his rookie season (2005):

3.0-or-more

Player Sack games (since 2005)
DeMarcus Ware………………… 8

Julius Peppers…………………… 6

Aaron Kampman……………….. 4

Shawne Merriman……………… 4

* Ware’s four sacks also tie Ed “Too Tall” Jones (vs. N.Y. Giants, 11/2/87) and Charles Haley (at Pittsburgh, 9/4/94) for the second-most sacks in a game in team history. Jim Jeffcoat has the club record with five (at Washington, 11/10/85).

* For the season, Ware’s 12.0 sacks through the first seven games of the season are the most in team history. The previous high was his 9.0 through the first seven games in 2008.

* Witten’s four catches tonight gave him 40 for the season – his eighth straight season with 40-or-more catches. Witten’s eight tie him with Frank Wycheck for the fourth-most while his eight straight aretied for third: